Racist grampa tree has a point, though. Monocultural conifer tree forests are oftentimes a bad idea. We have a lot of problems with our (artificially created) monocultural conifer forests here in German lately. Basically they are just dying of large scale, due do pests. It really is heartbreaking to see hectars of dead trees. Multiculturalism is just the better way and leads to stronger societies, ehm, forests.
True, but the planting of spruce and pine trees in areas that were deforested has created these huge monoculture “forests” that struggle to get the deciduous trees.
This is a fun comic because it tells two stories.
The old oak may have remembered the forest as it was and begrudge the evergreen new growth …. But that is a sign it’s regrowing.
Alternately … yeah, the monoculture replanting for forests is not great for the environment and helps to spread diseases.
Racist grandpa tree got a point but also … can’t see the forest for the trees.
That's really country specific, in the UK we only have one pine and it's not that common. We have a huge issue currently because after the wars they replanted a lot of land with pine as it was fast growing and we needed wood, but now they've outcompeted the native trees so there's a big program to get rid of the pine and plant native trees, but it needs to be done really slowly or the whole forest is messed up.
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Racist grampa tree has a point, though. Monocultural conifer tree forests are oftentimes a bad idea. We have a lot of problems with our (artificially created) monocultural conifer forests here in German lately. Basically they are just dying of large scale, due do pests. It really is heartbreaking to see hectars of dead trees. Multiculturalism is just the better way and leads to stronger societies, ehm, forests.
Already too many cultures there for grandpa's taste
Grandpa needs to lay off the Tree Fox News.
Flying Fox News
not necessarily stronger, but definitely more resilient
Dying of beetles isn't very strong
They've got it backwards. Forests start as mostly pine until the larger oaks move in and block out the sun.
Oaks gentrifying the forest
True, but the planting of spruce and pine trees in areas that were deforested has created these huge monoculture “forests” that struggle to get the deciduous trees.
This is a fun comic because it tells two stories.
The old oak may have remembered the forest as it was and begrudge the evergreen new growth …. But that is a sign it’s regrowing.
Alternately … yeah, the monoculture replanting for forests is not great for the environment and helps to spread diseases.
Racist grandpa tree got a point but also … can’t see the forest for the trees.
And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw
Those darn maple rabblerousers
That's really country specific, in the UK we only have one pine and it's not that common. We have a huge issue currently because after the wars they replanted a lot of land with pine as it was fast growing and we needed wood, but now they've outcompeted the native trees so there's a big program to get rid of the pine and plant native trees, but it needs to be done really slowly or the whole forest is messed up.
I think grampa has a tree identification problem. It looks like a spruce forrest or something, definitely not pines.
Grandpa: Japanese spruce, Chinese pine. They all look the same to me.
To grandpa all evergreens look like pines
He's a bit... stuck in a rut
Some would say he's a product of his time (thyme?)
Source: The oldest tree : comics
Pines really bust up the forest floor. I see you grandpa
Coniferous forests are weak an be ruin diversity no no I don't care who hears it I said it oh I thought this was America
Yeah they are actually terrible. Nothing else survives really. No birds, no animals. They're eerily quiet.
Gymnospermae are older than duodecuos trees, granpa. They were here first.
Depends what type of pine and where in the world it is...